I'm looking to implement some image processing algorithms on the Intel Falcon 8+.

I was wondering if this drone has any APIs that could help me achieve this goal or other alternatives like programming its flight controller or replace its flight controller with an Intel Aero Platform?

Thank you for your interest in the Intel Drones. The Intel Falcon 8+ Drone is a commercial product and we are currently not supporting any development work on it. As you mentioned, the Intel Aero Platform is geared for developers and researchers.

I understand that the Intel Faclon 8+ is a commercial product but is there a way to read the video stream coming from the drone and use that stream in a third party software (ie. connect an hdmi cable, coax or something from the cockpit to a PC)? How about drone data like GPS or IMU?